Glass jug

Unknown

1st–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Small, one-handled jug. Translucent blue green; handle in same color. Broad everted rim with partially folded outer lip; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards and joining imperceptibly with globular body; kick and deep pontil scar in bottom; three-ribbed strap handle attached to upper body, drawn up and out, curved inwards and trailed with an upward loop on to underside of rim and top of neck. Intact; pinprick bubbles and a few black impurities; dulling, iridescence, and creamy weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881